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Kaun Banega R&AW Chief ? (5) Ajit Lal
In case Nehchal Sandhu succeeds Rajiv Mathur in December as IB Chief, next senior man in the IB Ajit Lal may be given the command of R&AW. He is 1974 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
Will 1977 and 1980 batch IAS get in-situ promotion ?
Increasing requests for in-situ promotion for 1977 batch IAS and 1980 batch IAS in GOI as Special Secretary and Additional Secretary are under consideration of UPA Government.
Panel of 22 IAS officers of 1989 batch to be reviewed
A panel comprising 22 IAS officers of the 1989 batch for appointment as Joint Secretaries in Government of India (GOI) will be reviewed shortly.
CoS to select Members of CBDT and CBEC to meet next week
CoS is meeting on August 23 to prepare panel for Members in the CBDT and CBEC.Panel of nine IRS officers is to be made for the CBDT while six officers panel for the CBEC.
Rajiv Kapoor to replace Sinha
Joint Secretary in the DoPT Rajiv Kapoor is likely to succeed Amarjeet Sinha in NHRM in the Ministry of Health. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Tiwari is JS Overseas Indian Affairs
A K Tiwari will now be Joint Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.He is1990 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
32 officers of railways figure in GM’s final panel
As many as 32 senior officers of the Indian Railways figure in the list for empanelment as General Managers (GMs). They are: Neeraj Kumar, Keshav Chandra, Varun Bharatwar, G.N. Asthana, B.N. Rajsekhar, Pradeep Bhatnagar, K.K.Shrivastava, Kulbhushan, Arunendra Kumar, A.K. Verma, Kalishankar, Ramachandran, D. K. Saraf, R. Vijay Mohan, Ms. Vijaya Kant, Ms. Deepali Khanna, R.C. Agrawal, Mahesh Kumar, A.K. Singh, A.K. Sharma, P.K.Goyal, R. Ramanathan, S.K. Jain, A.K. Gupta, G. C. Agrawal, N.C. Sinha, Indra Ghosh, S. V. Arya, Raj Kumar, J.P. Kalia and S.K. Sharma.
3 Banks have no full time CMDs
As many as three public sector banks lack full time CMDs. They are: Canara Bank, UCO Bank and Corporation Bank.
Retirement age in banking sector to be raised ?
There are rumours that Finance Minister has asked to prepare a note for increasing the retirement age in banking sector.
Member Postal Services takes VRS
Dr Uday Balakrishnan, Member Postal Services Board has quit service to take up an assignment in Central European University, Budapest (Hungary) to teach contemporary History.Dr Uday had earlier worked as Registrar in the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore.It is during his tenure as Member (Postal Life Insurance), PLI became world's largest micro insurance scheme.
Mukhopadhyaya posted as PS to Rajasthan Governor
A. Mukhopadhya who so far was Principal Secretary (PS) Devsthan with the Rajasthan Government has been posted as PS to the Rajasthan Governor. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre.
Ms. Meenakshi Hooja gets charge of Rajasthan Revenue Board’s chief
Ms.Meenakshi Hooja Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) to the Rajasthan Governor has been now posted as President Board of Revenue Ajmer. She is1975 batch Rajasthan cadre IAS officer.
Jagdish Kishwan soon to be ADG Wildlife
Decks have been cleared for Jagdish Kishwan PCCF Wild Life to Jammu & Kashmir government to be new ADG Wildlife to Government of India (GOI). He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1975 batch. His appointment has fructified.
(We said this in March 2010)
3 IFS officers selected for DIG’s slot in MoEF
Three Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers have been selected for the slot of DIG in the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF).
Justice Dinakaran to get clean chit
In corridors of power, a discussion has been going that Justice Dinakaran Chief Justice of Sikkim is shortly going to be free from charges leveled against him as no solid proof was found against him in the enquiry.
Ashok Lavasa to look after UMPP and Reforms in Power Ministry
Ashok Lavasa who so far was posted as a Joint Secretary in Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been transferred to Ministry of Power in the same capacity. He is getting desk of Joint Mega Power Project (UMPP) and Reforms and Restructuring (RR). 1980 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer Lavasa has been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India.
Dash is PS Commerce and Industries in Madhya Pradesh
P K Dash is back to the parent Madhya Pradesh cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. 1981 batch IAS officer Dash has been appointed Principal Secretary Commerce and Industries.
Search Committee set up for Chairman NTRO
A Search Committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary has been constituted to select new Chairman of the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO).Tenure of present Chairman K V S S Prasada Rao is coming to an end in October.
Basavraju MD, KBJNL empannelled in GOI as Jt Secretary
Basavraju Managing Director (MD) of the Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Limited (KBJNL), Bangalore has been empanelled as Joint Secretary in Government of India (GOI). He is an IAS officer of the 1988 batch who belongs to the Karnataka cadre.
Muslims to go with Congress (11)
There is general belief that this time ninety per cent Muslims will vote for the Congress. It means Mulayam Singh will be the worst sufferer.
CWC co hosts national meet on Corporate Social Responsibility
A one day National Workshop on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) was organized by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) in New Delhi on August 10, 2010 in collaboration with the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC). Delegates from central government's public sector undertakings(PSUs) and representatives from NGOs participated in the workshop.  Bhaskar Chatterjee Secretary Department of Public Enterprises ( DPE) delivered the key note address. Ms. Stuti Kackar Secretary, Board for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises (BRPSE) a made presentation on the CSR guidelines issued by the DPE. Presentations were also made by B.B. Pattanaik Managing Director (MD) of the CWC as well as the epresentatives from Gas Authority of India Ltd.(GAIL) and Coal India Ltd (CIL) on the CSR activities being carried out in their respective organizations.
Srivastava promoted in RPF
A.K Srivastava, Senior DSC, Vadodara, Wastern Railway has been promoted as DIG-cum-Addl. CSC, Northern Railway. He is a Railway Protection Force (RPF) cadre officer.
Dr. Sagar Preet Hudda poised to join at centre
Name of Dr.Sagar Preet Hudda Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police has been retained for posting in the Government of India (GOI). However, the Delhi government has communicated to the GOI that he will be relieved only after the Common Wealth Games. He is an IPS officer of
the 1997 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.
New post of Additional Secretary UD created
A new post of Additional Secretary has been created in the central government’s Ministry of Urban Development. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet  (ACC) has given approval for the same.
IA&AS officer Rathee transferred to New Delhi
IA&AS officer S.K. Rathee, Deputy Accountant General (Works/Project), in the office of Principal Accountant General (CA), Rajasthan, Jaipur has been transferred and posted as Deputy Director, in the office of Principal Director of Commercial Audit & Ex-Officio Member Audit Board-IV, New Delhi.
Mrs. Kalpana Rajsinghot selected for long term foreign Training programme
Mrs. Kalpana Rajsinghot, IPoS (1992), Joint Secretary, UPSC, has been selected for long term foreign Training programme in master of Public Administration at Minnesota, USA.
Two Indian Economic Service officers join IIPA
Two Officers From Indian Economic Service Ms. Mamta Shankar and  Amit Ray have joined the APPA course in the IIPA.
IDAS transfer-postings
A K Tikku has been moved from the office of ACCDA to PIFS.R S Pal will go to Nashik from Jabalpur.P V Hariharan has been shifted from Gandhi Nagar to Sulur.B S Raut will now move to Mumbai from Lucknow.
CPRO Western Railway transferred
Shyam Sunder Gupta SG/IRTS/WR presently working as Chief Public Relations Officer has been moved to the Eastern Railway.
Sawhney gets extension in tenure
Central deputation tenure of A.P. Sawhney, IAS(AP-84), Joint Secretary (Training) in the Department of Personnel and Training has been extended till November 16.
IAS reshuffle in Uttarakhand
One dozen IAS officers have been reshuffled in Uttarakhand.ACS AK Joshi will now be DG Uttarakhand Administrative Academy. PC Sharma has been relieved from Industry, Small industry, Khadi and given additional charge of Urban development and Irrigation.S Raju has been relieved from IT and Housing and given Industry, Small industry, Cottage industry.Rakesh Sharma has been given additional charge of IT.Dr Umakant Panwar will be Secretary Power. Utpal Kumar Singh has been given charge of Drinking water.S Ramaswami has been given additional charge of Planning.Dr Rakesh Kumar has been given charge of Medical Education.Rajiv Chandra has been given additional charge of Panchayati Raj. Om Parkash has been given charge of Agriculture.Dr Ranbir Singh has been given additional charge of Sainik Welfare, Foreign & Union government aided projects.
1985 batch IPS to be ADG in MP
1985 batch IPS officers are being promoted to the rank of ADG in Madhya Pradesh. DPC is going to take place on Friday.
IAS postings in Jharkhand
Four 2008 batch IAS officers have been posted in Jharkhand.Harsha Mangala has been posted as Godda SDO, Chandra Shekhar SDO Chakradharpur , Nanda Kumaram SDO Chatra and Arwa Rajkamal SDO Madhupur .
IAS postings in Manipur
Hrishikesh Arvind will be SDO Tipaimukh. John Tlangtinkhuma has been posted as SDO Jessami.
M. M. Somaya elevated as a General Manager in BPCL
Maneyapanda Muthanna Somaya chief of corporate communication and public relations in Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), Mumbai has been promoted as a General Manager (GM) in BPCL. He is a former Indian hockey player . He was a member of Indian squad in many international games, including the team that won the Gold medal at the Moscow Olympic Games. Somaya went on to play two more Olympic Games, viz., Los Angeles Olympic Games, and Seoul Olympic Games. In the year 2007 Somaya was conferred with the life time Achievement award by the Government of India.Besides, he is a recipient of Arjuna Award.
Efficiency of BORL's MD @ par excellence
What keeps U.N. Joshi Managing Director(MD)of the ultra mega Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd(BORL) project going? It is a matter of discussion
in corporate world and the oil sector in particular. His endeavour for achieving target before time has won him a lot of accolades. A versatile Joshi attends to his office from morning to night even after landing at the Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport by flight from the US at six am. And that too he had landed in India after a 10 day long tour to the US.

Joshi appointed NMDC Director Personnel

GB Joshi has been appointed Director (Personnel) in National Mineral development Corporation (NMDC). Joshi was earlier Executive Director in the NMDC.

(We said this on April 23)
Dash to be DG Expenditure in Election Commission
Prasanna Kumar Dash IRS, presently Commissioner of Income Tax in CBDT has reportedly  been cleared by ACC for appointment as Director General Expenditure in the Election Commission of India.
 IRS (IT)Mohapatra  appointed JS in Rajya Sabha Secretariat
J.B. Mohapatra Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi  has been appointed in the grade of Joint Secretary in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat on deputation . The period of deputation of  J.B. Mohapatra would be co-terminus with the tenure of the Inquiry Committee headed by the Justice V.S. Sirpurkar constituted by the Chairman, Rajya Sabha .
Vinod Kumar appointed High Commissioner to Fiji
Vinod Kumar, presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Fiji.
Harsh Bhal appointed CMD of  NHFDC
Harsh Bhal  has been appointed as Chairman-com Managing Director of the National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (Joint Secretary level), under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
IPS changes in Uttar Pradesh
Amitabh Yash will be new Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Bulandshahr Veer Bahadur Singh has been  moved as SP  Ambedkar Nagar.
D K Rai has been transferred Allahabad  as SP railway.  R K Srivastava  will go as SP (Establishment), DGP headquarters, Allahabad.Manoj Kumar  will be SP Sant Kabir Nagar.  N Padmaja  will go to 23 PAC.

CORPORATE
Who will be new chairman of L&T?
The race starts for contendership for the new Larsen and Toubro Chairman.
Sundararajan appointed Director Shipping Corporation of India
Government of India has appointed former BPCL CMD U Sundararajan as part-time Director on the Board of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) in which it proposes to divest upto 10 percent stake.
Sobti quits Ranbaxy as CEO & MD  
Atul Sobti, CEO and MD of Ranbaxy Ltd has resigned following differences with parent company Daiichi Sankyo, about a year after his elevation to the top post in the company.
Arun Sawhney to be MD of Ranbaxy
Arun Sawhney Ranbaxy's President for Global Pharmaceutical Business will take over as the Managing Director from August 20.
Kamath is Sales Director Opera Software
Opera Software has appointed Sunil Kamath as the new Sales Director for India and SAARC operations
Lakhotia is Workmen Employee Director IOB 
The Union Government has appointed Sridhar Lal Lakhotia, Special Assistant, Indian Overseas Bank as Workmen Employee Director of  Indian Overseas Bank with effect from  August 9, 2010 for a period of three years.
RBI approves ICICI, Bank of Rajasthan amalgamation
The Reserve Bank of India has approved the scheme of amalgamation of Bank of  Rajasthan Limited with ICICI Bank with effect from the close of business on August 12, 2010.
Bharti Airtel to acquire Telecom Seychelles
To expand Africa footprint to 16 countries Bharti Airtel Board of directors have approved the acquisition of 100% of Telecom Seychelles, the leading telecom operator of Seychelles, for an enterprise value of US$ 62 million.
BSNL GM Suspended in Haryana
General Manager BSNL Haryana Region RK Dabra has been suspended on Thursday.
Sawant resigns from Aarti Drugs Board
Sudhirpraksh B. Sawant, Independent Director of Aarti Drugs Ltd has resigned from the office of the Director of the Company with effect from July 30 2010.
Patel appointed Addl. Director, Rainbow Papers
Rainbow Papers Limited has appointed Kantibhai H. Patel as an Additional Director of the Company w.e.f. August 12, 2010.
Galkan appointed Director, Sharyans Resources
Sharyans Resources Limited has appointed  V.R. Galkar, as an Independent Director w.e.f. August 12, 2010.
Sain resigns from Future Capital Board
Sameer Sain has stepped down from the Board of Directors of  Future Capital Holdings with immediate effect
Kashyap re-elected President of RMAI
Pradeep Kashyap has been re-elected President of Rural Marketing Association of India (RMAI).Raj Kumar Jha will be the Vice-President and Sanjay Kaul Secretary. Rajat Iyer will be Treasurer, a press release said.
Sarin gets new assignment
Sanjiv Sarin has been appointed by Tata Global Beverages as Regional President, South Asia.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Anderson’s release was a decision of the political kind!!
Very odd Arjun’s statement ‘those in the know’ do find!!
 
If Rao took this decision on his own!!!
His decision why did Congress not disown????
 
So even if Rao took the decision on his own why did Rajiv allow it????
A horrendous decision and twiddling his thumbs PM of India chose to sit!!!

Arjun saying 'Rajiv knew but did not instruct'!!!!
A devious plot Arjun karr raha hai construct!!!
 
Rajiv's knowing and not instructing shows Rajiv in bad light!!!!!
Another fire kiya hai Arjun ne light!!!
 
Congress may soon say 'proposal to release Anderson came from Rao'!!!
And Rajiv was informed telephonically and he said 'no' and Rao heard 'now'!!
 
And then how come Anderson was treated like a State guest after his release???
He landed up as a guest of the President so on this what does Arjun have to say please!
 
Whenever Mohna has to meet Obama ‘ a price Indians have to pay’!!!
Last time fuel prices were freed so that in Obama’s good book Mohna does stay!!
 
Now prior to his visit Mohna wants the Nuke Liability Bill to be pushed through!!!
And for this Congress has assembled a crew!!
 
A few crew members have proposed some amendments as a lollipop to the Opposition!!
And then for support Congress to the two Yadavs has made a ‘barter proposition’!!
 
‘Indian lives have to valued correctly and not cheaply like has and is being done’!
Up to now the valuation is not being done singularly but per tonne!!!
 
At present only those in the Western World get true valuation for their lives!!!!
If they are valued 100% our valuation to 10% it dives!!
 
We are treated more like cattle and that is why the valuation is done per tonne!!!
How do think such a low payout UCC ‘won’?????
 
CWG scum keeps coming out!!!
Kalmadi and his cohorts made millions the revelations do shout!!!
 
Football WC Stadium costs less than what is being paid for repairing Stadiums for CWG!!!
That is why Chori Waali Games is how now people in India decipher CWG!!
 
During Asian Games Buta too would have done a Kalmaadi!!!
But he had Indira and Rajiv sitting in the rear seat of ‘the gaadi’ (car)!!
 
Confucius says……Organizing and Participating in such games is a matter of National Pride!
Sadly in case of CWG the Nation itself has been taken for a ride!!
Bharat Kumar

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Retirement Age of specialist doctors

Hospitals under central government, PSU and autonomous bodies are facing serious shortage of senior specialist doctors. Many highly qualified medical specialists are retiring at 60 years when they are active in rendering their services. After their retirement these hospitals are not able to find suitable replacements because of ban on new recruitment and also for non availability as emerging private corporate hospitals offer lucrative job option. Thus the quality and range of speciality services have come down in these govt. hospitals. Such government institutions are forced to utilise the reference services to expensive private hospitals incurring huge additional expenditure. Therefore government should increase the retirement age of specialist doctors. The nature of job performed by the doctors are such that can be easily performed upto the age of 65 years without any difficulty. This will also reduce the growing expenditure on outsourcing speciality services from private hospitals. Retired doctors get pensions higher than other employees and thus govt keep spending even after retirement without getting any service from these doctors. Therefore increasing the retirement age of the specialist doctors is a very sensible option for the central government.

J Sarkar

State of affairs of promotion of Stenographers is pathetic

While officials of 1993 Stenographers are languishing on the same post for the last so many years, less skilled UDCs (one below in the hierarchy of Stenographers) are going to become Assistants and will be equated with Stenographers Grade 'D'. Stenographers are ignored by the CSS and repeatedly sidelined. Umpteen representations to higher echelons in the Administration Divisions did not give any results. On the contrary, mandarins who have with arbitrary powers to circumvent rules and regulations are happily sitting over files for the last more than two decades. No doubt, Stenographers are rotting in the Central Secretariat. By lamenting and beating their breasts in agony, stenographers shed tears for the last 25 years for a promotion – all gone waste. God knows, these lamentations will also be heard by Adhunik Maharajas?

Garg

CSS/CSSS personnel have little work

It seems the personnel of the CSS/CSSS etc have very little work on their hands. We are always seeing some whine or the other about UDC/Section Officer/Stenographer/Some other rank etc etc. Perhaps if their turned their hands to an honest days work instead of loafing about on the internet, they would fare better in their careers!
 
-Adi Anilraj

Sleeping CBDT or weak CBDT

Promotion at all levels (Commissioner, additional commissioner etc) of IRS are stalled. Promotion to commissioners will take at least one year as CBDT has not been able to do these. Sister department CBEC has been able to make adhoc promotion and confirm the same later. Why only CBDT is weak in keeping its officers' moral high. Are Chairman and member sleeping or are not capable of performance.

Shantanu Ghosh

No khana in Railways

Leave aside Janata Khana there is no khana in Railways. It/s a sad reflection on the affairs of the maverick Railway Minister and equally efficient / Managers. To add insult to injury the place where the AC Ist coach will be docked ,is without shade in the rain. All packaged eatables are being sold much above the MRP printed on it.

A senior official

TAIL==PIECE

Interviewer: what is your qualification?
Sardarji : Sir I am Ph.d.
Interviewer : what do you mean by Ph.d?
Sardarji : (smiling) P=assed H=ighschool with D=ifficulty???

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A K Saxena (With malice towards none)